Tumblers (Mother and Son).
Painting by Pablo Picasso

There are innumerable stories regarding Cheiro’s genius
in foretelling the future. Once, he was traveling in a train. He started
reading the palms of his fellow passengers to pass time. His eyes widened
as he saw hands of his fellow passengers. Most of the passengers’
life line ended abruptly. Cheiro did some thinking and got down from the
train at the next station. The train met with an accident, resulting in
many casualties. Hardly anyone doubted his prophesies. Mrs. Leiter, a billionaire
of Chicago, went to Cheiro with the impression of a hand. She told him that
it was the impression of her daughter’s hand and asked him to tell
her future.